tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post6849217804436184136..comments2023-05-10T04:47:11.680-07:00Comments on The Blog at Military Disability Made Easy: Proposed Changes to the Rating for the Eyes Are Now Open to CommentsMDMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807695915566004972noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-4338428637450630442018-07-18T05:09:59.102-07:002018-07-18T05:09:59.102-07:00Your injury does count as numerous incapacitating ...Your injury does count as numerous incapacitating episodes (each visit to the doc for treatment), however, the ratings require the episodes to have occurred in the last 12 months. Ratings are for long-term symptoms, not things that have been treated and cured, so the ratings are usually only for the current time period.Military Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-58730234948490026432018-07-15T06:08:00.376-07:002018-07-15T06:08:00.376-07:00Hello Dr. George,
How many times does a veteran h...Hello Dr. George,<br /><br />How many times does a veteran has to have an incapacitating episode? Does it have to happen every year or can it happen just once in a veteran’s life time? I had a major eye injury in Germany while conducting mount training. I had an artillery simulator blew up in my face and damaging my right eye causing scaring and near vision lost in 1992. I spent over a week in the hospital in Germany and about another 6 months back in Italy, my duty station, going to the optometrist twice a week for treatment and testing. Does that count as an incapacitating episode happening only once or does an incapacitating episode have to happen every year? Thanks in advance!<br />Airborne325https://www.blogger.com/profile/11496790580725721641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-65303968382586053012018-06-18T16:31:09.969-07:002018-06-18T16:31:09.969-07:00You are correct that pinguecula is rarely rated ve...You are correct that pinguecula is rarely rated very high (although even a 0% is good in that medical treatment is covered and if it worsens in the future the rating can easily be increased). <br /><br />It's rated on the main symptoms. Disruption in the production of tears would be rated under code 6025:<br /><br />http://www.militarydisabilitymadeeasy.com/theeyes.html#ii<br /><br />In extreme cases, it could cause blurred vision. <br /><br />In most cases, however, it wouldn't rate higher than a 0%. Military Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-65863631378164040152018-06-17T18:11:48.131-07:002018-06-17T18:11:48.131-07:00Mine is in my record and was found during an eye e...Mine is in my record and was found during an eye exam while I was on active duty. Spent numerous years working on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier in the bright pacific ocean sun.<br /><br />When you say covered do you mean like a rating of 0% or has there been individuals that have received something like 10%? What conditions would there have to be to receive a rating at all? I was told that it is highly recommend that I wear sunglasses outside and wear because of it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772314908939251671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-9665889971448405252018-03-21T15:27:19.773-07:002018-03-21T15:27:19.773-07:00Not implemented yet. We'll update the site as ...Not implemented yet. We'll update the site as soon they are. Military Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-17677146087689608562018-03-21T15:05:45.390-07:002018-03-21T15:05:45.390-07:00Yes. As long as you can prove service-connection, ...Yes. As long as you can prove service-connection, it can be covered:<br /><br />http://www.militarydisabilitymadeeasy.com/theeyes.html#rMilitary Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-71333450354898573922018-03-19T13:02:47.946-07:002018-03-19T13:02:47.946-07:00Dr. Johnson.
Do you know if these recommend chang...Dr. Johnson.<br /><br />Do you know if these recommend changes were implemented or if the old ratings are still valid.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972603501358425220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-57464668296900026682018-03-17T11:37:45.523-07:002018-03-17T11:37:45.523-07:00Is pinguecula considered cover by the va ? For tre...Is pinguecula considered cover by the va ? For treatment or a compensation Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020072695250253384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-54503084036597855832016-04-06T12:21:58.436-07:002016-04-06T12:21:58.436-07:00You make an interesting argument. In today's s...You make an interesting argument. In today's society where a great many careers are based on looking at a computer screen, color blindness has more of an impact on daily life than it previously did. This, unfortunately, isn't something they are considering in the upcoming changes, and it's too late to propose they add it this round, but it is definitely something that could be added in the future. Military Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-3762462012014188792016-04-04T11:34:09.070-07:002016-04-04T11:34:09.070-07:00While in the service, my color vision went from no...While in the service, my color vision went from normal to color blind. I was in Navy as nuclear operator aboard submarine and after having been aboard for two years my color vision was lost. I am frustrated with the VASRD as it is applied--it doesn't take into consideration the career problems that color vision problem has caused and VASRD simply goes back to correctable acuity--where acuity has no relevance to real life problems that color vision problem causes--being able to work on computers and discern color is imperative.KosmoKoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13463743154904106260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-33140915404709425292016-02-19T11:02:59.336-08:002016-02-19T11:02:59.336-08:00Possibly. The only change to the ratings for glauc...Possibly. The only change to the ratings for glaucoma is the additional of Incapacitating Episodes as a rating option. So if you have had enough incapacitating episodes to warrant a higher rating, then it will increase. If not, then it will stay the same. We discuss the Incapacitating Episodes rating system near the top of the blog. Military Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-88642648630005954832016-02-12T08:52:13.950-08:002016-02-12T08:52:13.950-08:00I have 10% SC glaucoma, bil eyes due to Agent Oran...I have 10% SC glaucoma, bil eyes due to Agent Orange exposure, I have had over the past 2 years bilateral Trabeculectomy ,one eye with an Aqueous Shunt. My question should the new changes increase my %.Jrzemoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138013374960485748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-32033121068160324192016-01-23T10:59:04.695-08:002016-01-23T10:59:04.695-08:00Not yet. The VA hasn't yet published anything ...Not yet. The VA hasn't yet published anything about the section that would cover CRPS, so until it does, it's impossible to say whether or not they are even considering it. Military Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-1957671507676857902015-12-26T23:00:53.128-08:002015-12-26T23:00:53.128-08:00Has there been any talk of Complex Regional Pain S...Has there been any talk of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) being added?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927493791000927979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-88480391294433061842015-06-30T11:47:51.112-07:002015-06-30T11:47:51.112-07:00That's a good question. The answer at this sta...That's a good question. The answer at this stage is we don't know. The term "incapacitating episodes" is used very fluidly throughout the VASRD, meaning one thing in relation to one system and another in relation to others. It is true that right now the term means the same thing for both the eyes and the spine, but this does not have to be the case. They are completely different body parts, and so could have the term defined differently. Until the rewrites for the ratings for the spine are published, it is impossible to say whether or not they will be extending this re-definition of incapacitating episodes to the ratings of the spine as well. As soon as they publish those rewrites, we'll let you know. <br />Military Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-64630575720361125052015-06-29T11:35:12.837-07:002015-06-29T11:35:12.837-07:00The definition of incapacitating episodes they des...The definition of incapacitating episodes they describe is the same as for back problems.<br /><br />Will the new definition apply to back problems as well, or just eye conditions?jshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556528525557443583noreply@blogger.com